Tuesday, 19 February 2013

Finished Fortnight #7 | 蛇年空瓶第一發

Picture No.1 - Body and Hand

YuskinA Family Medical Cream - Hurray/Okay - Hurray for the performance, No Way for the smell! But honestly, I can stand the smell for its deep moisture delivery. It has urea and other industrial strength ingredients and it works really well for my Winter dead dry hands and feet. (I still have one large tube and one mini tube to use!)

Soap and Glory Scrub of Your Life - Hurray - A delicious scented scrub with salt particles and interested beads that will dissolve. I love Soap and Glory as a brand and I am craving for more! (Luckily a friend from UK will be visiting HK next month, hopefully bringing me some S-n-G!!)

Diptyque Creamy Body Wash for Shower and Bath (discontinued?)- Okay - I like the moisturising texture and foaming properties, but not too much the scent. I prefer something lighter and yummier to wash my body with. This is borderline too spicy for my likings.

Eternal Concept Active Nourishment Body Cream - No Way - As mentioned in my Glamabox Un-boxing post, this cream is very hydrating. But I think the scent is really not my cup of tea. It turns into a little green-tea/play-dough smell that I can't quite bear.

Alessandro Hands! Up Nice Day All-over Hand Lotion - No Way - First the sample was too small to sample properly; second, it is very light in texture. It absorbs (or evaporates) right away so I can't say it does anything to my hands.

Divinia Deep Cleansing Oil - Okay - Not a bad cleansing oil. But I won't buy it again. Got nothing much to say about it really.

Clinelle Soothing Skin Toner - Hurray - One of my favourite toners. It comes in a nice spray bottle and has a refreshing lavender smell. Leaves skin refreshed, soothed and moisturised. I like it a lot. :)

Benefit Stay Don't Stray Stay-put Primer for Concealers and Eyeshadows - Okay - The packaging design of this sample is horrendous. I think the product is good, but I can't properly test out with this 'container'.

Burberry Beauty Velvet Foundation Trench No.205 - A better post will be up next Sunday where I swatch and review this.

Rock and Republic Extremist Mascara Noir (discontinued) - Hurray - A discontinued product that I have no access even when it was sold. :P Tao sent me this in one of our swaps.

Maybelline Pure BB Mineral 8 in 1 Improving BB Base SPF26 PA+++ No.02 - Hurray - Pretty good stuff, I still have another sample to try out. I believe this is Asia-exclusive product, not sure. May do a post on this... :P

Divinia Whitening Mask - Hurray - One of the first Divinia products that impressed me and make me want to repurhcase. The sheet is thin and fit my face very nicely. Moisturises very well and brightens a bit. Really enjoyed it!

S.T. Dupont Signature Eau de Toilette for Men - Okay - I was on a quest to find a new perfume for my valentine as gift, so I dug out all my sample vials and let my man try on. Will decide on that later, but this sample sachet was not 'the one'. Mature, sensual, classy but not special enough.

Paco Rabanne Lady Million Eau de Parfum - Hurray - Not a scent I will wear every day, as it is pretty feminine and grown up. I prefer feeling fresher and lighter most days. But it is a very beautiful blend with notes that works with my body chemistry and stays on my skin. Nice.

Meishoku Organic 2Way Cotton, Large Size - No Way - These came as free gift when I purchased the Meishoku rose toner in Tokyo. I haven't started using the toner, but finished the cotton. It claims to have two sides, for different purposes. Could be my fault, but I can't distinguish one side from the other, and the whole cotton overall is too flimsy to handle, I can't do nothing with it. :S

Shiseido Beauty Up Cotton - Hurray - This is a little sample obtained in Tokyo when I purchased the Shiseido make up remover. There's a 'hype' on youtube and some beauty blogs raving about Shiseido cotton. My friend Ari talked about that (link to her empties), too. I still have a few boxes of Naruko (which I whole-heartedly adore) to go through, and after that, I may go out and look for some Shiseido ones. ;)

Unknown brand muscle relieve stickers - Hurray - I indulged in these cooling pads when my legs were sore after hiking. Got couple of different brands from Tokyo last Summer and all seems great to me (can't tell the difference).

圖七+圖八：其他
不推：明色化妝棉，Boots 止汗，高露潔牙膏
推薦：資生堂化妝棉，Farmasi 濕巾

圖九：沒什麼特別，就是扔掉的東東。想知更多請留言…（偷懶中）

Last but not least, some of these are just old stuff, some are Disappointedly Discarded (a name taken from Ari, again).

Essie, 654 Shorty Pants - A nice bright yellow. Half of it was used up, half dried up because either Jen or I forgot to close it tight properly. I do not want to bother with polish thinner and what not, hence throwing this out.

Covergirl WetSlicks AmazeMint, 610 Tickled Pink - This has been around since forever. I adore its scent and colour in the tube. However, when applied, it is really sheer. I have other better glosses to use, plus, old glosses gross me out. :S

Lelan Vital Perfect Coverage Dual Concealer, Light Beige - I finished the liquid end, which I love (Hurray product). The stick end, though, is pretty thick, pigmented and heavy; I can't find use for it, especially when the shade is a few shades pinker than the liquid end (how's that possible?).

All of the below are either blunt or not functioning. Good bye~

2 pencil sharpeners - blunt

2 facial razors - blunt

2 tweezers - blunt

1 Daiso lash comb - the width of each metal 'tooth' in the comb is too wide, cannot comb through lashes.

Wow, that's a lot of empties! I really need to try something from Soap and Glory when I will have used up some more bath stuff, and I have been disappointed with that Optic White toothpaste too, didn't notice any whitening at all!

Yay, a friend is bringing me some soap and glory from UK. can't wait! :DI guess toothpastes just sell better when they are labelled as 'whitening' that's why... i haven't tried one that works, have you?